The Oldest Skyscraper City in the World

This is inspired by this week’s GREEN photo challenge, but these are screenshots of a video and not my own photos so I’m not tagging it. But I can send you on a wild goose chase to find it through my response to the challenge yesterday.

Shibam Hadhramaut, “Old Walled City of Shibam”, “the oldest skyscraper city in the world”, “the Manhattan of the desert”.

Take 10 minutes to watch this video (can watch without sound since there is no dialogue). The scenery and architecture are amazing. Shibam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

But while incredible, it’s also quite brown.

Zoom in~~~ Getting a bit greener!

Zoom MORE in ~~~ Ah, there it is! Colors! And green! It is easy being green in the details.

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